What the records say
- When
- 1655 – 1660
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 54.37° N, 18.63° E
- Description
- siege in 1655–1660, during which Sweden unsuccessfully tried to capture Danzig from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War
Siege of Danzig (1655–1660)
Siege in 1655–1660
The siege of Danzig took place between 1655 and 1660 when a Swedish force tried to capture this important Baltic Sea port city from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War. After 5 years of fighting around Danzig (Gdańsk), the Swedish force, having made little progress, surrendered.
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